"Uncle, this rooster is 50 cents a pound, which is 20 cents higher than the market price. You should be content and sell it to us. We will buy all four of them for you. What do you think?"
The old man tilted his mouth and smoked his pipe, waving his hands repeatedly and saying, "This is a genuine reed-feathered rooster that I have raised for two years. Look at its skeleton, its shiny feathers, and its bright red comb. Do you know what this represents?"
Mrs. Hua took over the conversation, "This chicken looks lively and energetic, it doesn't look like a sick chicken, but uncle, you haven't taken good care of this chicken. Look how hungry it is, it's stiff, there's only a skinny chicken frame, no meat. Let's not buy it, let's go to the next store, Xiaotang, let's go."
Mrs. Hua squatted on the ground, picked up the chicken with both hands, and started touching the chicken skeleton.
"Tsk tsk"
After clicking his tongue twice, he shook his head at Xiaotang in dissatisfaction.
The two exchanged glances.
Mrs. Hua stood up and was about to leave.
This is a real expert.
This time it was the old man's turn to be anxious. He didn't even bother to bargain. He put away his pipe, raised his foot, and knocked off the ashes on the sole of his shoe.
He raised five fingers with absolute certainty and said, "One pound, fifty cents is fifty cents, I accept the sale."
"It's too thin. It's a waste of food to feed it. I don't want it."
When I heard that, I didn’t want it anymore.
I don’t want any of them.
He immediately became anxious and asked, "Girl, don't leave. Let's each take a step back. 40 cents a pound. You can take all four of them. How about that?"
Sister Hua looked at Xiaotang behind her and simply said, "Get the scale and call the chickens."
The four big roosters weigh a total of 33.8 pounds, and each pound costs 0.4 cents, so the total is 13.52 yuan.
Four big roosters were tied with their feet and hung upside down on both sides of the handlebars.
33.8 jin x 0.1 mao = 3 yuan 38 cents
These four big roosters cost them 3 yuan, 38 cents less than the original price.
Ruan Xiaotang excitedly said to her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, today is all thanks to you. Otherwise, I would have been tricked by him into buying his chicken for 50 cents. Now we have saved a lot of money."
The eldest sister-in-law was also happy, and replied with a smile, "What are you thanking me for? I used to be an expert in raising chickens in the village, and I can't hide the tricks here. But, but your eldest sister-in-law is blind. If you hadn't accompanied me to buy chickens today, I wouldn't be able to do it at a specific time. I don't know how to count!"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Hua lowered her head in embarrassment.
Ruan Xiaotang encouraged, "Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. If we work together, we will definitely be invincible."
"You, my daughter-in-law, are really good at talking."
Mrs. Hua saw that the young wife was sincere and honest in her words and deeds.
He was not at all pretentious with her and was very kind to her from the bottom of his heart.
I don't feel ashamed at all for being a country bumpkin or a blind person.
This young wife is kind-hearted, easy to get along with, and has a temper that suits her.
"Tonight, you and Captain Zhou come to my house, and I'll make you some sauerkraut noodles."
"Okay!"
Ruan Xiaotang had long been craving for Hua Dasao's hand-rolled noodles, but she was too shy to stay at someone else's house for a free meal.
This time it was the eldest sister-in-law who offered to treat the guests. At this moment, her stomach was so hungry that it kept growling.
………………
"The Zhao family isn't very wealthy, so we can't just eat and drink for free. It's not good to go empty-handed."
"Am I that ignorant? I've already prepared a pound of rice, a pound of noodles, three apples, and a small bag of vegetables."
There was a hint of surprise in Zhou Xingze's calmness, but it quickly disappeared.
He took the net bag from his wife and praised her, "Not bad, you are worthy of being trained by Zhou Xingze. You have a bright future!"
Ruan Xiaotang pouted unhappily and said, "How come I am your soldier? What did you teach me?"
She put her hands on her hips and raised her little face to question him.
Zhou Xingze hooked his finger at him mysteriously.
Zhou Xingze raised the end of his right eyebrow mischievously, leaned his tall body towards her, bent down, put his thin lips with a smile close to her ear, and spoke softly.
Ruan Xiaotang thought that he had something important to tell her, so she stood on tiptoe very seriously and grabbed his shoulders and clothes with her arms.
He tilted his face very seriously and put his ear closer.
With an expectant smile, she waited for him to give her instructions.
He just opened his mouth.
Ruan Xiaotang's pretty face, with her red lips slightly raised, immediately collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His eyes widened as he roared, "Zhou! Xing! Ze! You're looking for death!"
Zhou Xingze, who had foresight, disappeared long ago, carrying his things like a rabbit.
Ruan Xiaotang chased after him with his arms and legs bared. When he ran out of the door, he saw someone walking on the road.
She immediately slowed down her pace and walked along the roadside in a dignified and graceful manner.
She casually lifted the strands of hair beside her ears, with a fresh and refined smile on her lips.
………………
"Sister-in-law, is this the mandarin duck you embroidered? It's so lifelike."
After lunch, I cleaned up the kitchen.
Mrs. Hua took Ruan Xiaotang to the west room to chat about family matters.
The men were drinking tea and talking about work at the dinner table.
Sister Hua stopped embroidering and said, "My mother taught me this when I was 6 years old. She said that girls should have a skill to rely on after they get married. But my mother was wrong. We are poor in that little mountain village and we can't even get enough food. This skill can't make a living and is completely useless."
Ruan Xiaotang picked up a white handkerchief embroidered with a mandarin duck pattern and said, "Sister-in-law, do you know how much a handkerchief like this one with exquisite workmanship can sell for in the city?"
Can this be sold for money?
Mrs. Hua immediately perked up and asked, "How much can it be sold for?"
Ruan Xiaotang raised two fingers affirmatively.
Sister Hua said, "Two cents."
Ruan Xiaotang shook her head.
Mrs. Hua plucked up the courage to ask again, "Two dollars?"
Ruan Xiaotang nodded affirmatively, "At least two pieces to start with."
Sister Hua's eyes widened in disbelief, and she excitedly pulled Ruan Xiaotang's hand, "You really didn't try to make Sister-in-law happy, did you? Is it true that someone would buy this small piece of cloth and sell it for a high price of two pieces?"
The best quality pork in the city costs only 60 cents a pound, and she could buy several pounds of pork with just one handkerchief.
There are such good things falling from the sky.
Ruan Xiaotang knew that her sister-in-law, who was a simple and honest person, would not believe it.
"Nowadays, all the little girls in the city are very fashionable. Which little girl doesn't have a few handkerchiefs ready for emergencies? They have to use them every day to wipe their mouths, faces, and faces, so they are in great demand."
The analysis is very logical and every word he says makes sense.
Mrs. Hua was convinced, and Xiaotang's sister-in-law didn't need to deceive her about this matter.
Mrs. Hua could not contain her excitement. She tangled her hands together and rubbed them over and over.
The embroidery patterns were not too complicated. She embroidered two handkerchiefs a day, which was 4 yuan.
His husband, Mr. Zhao, only makes 23.8 yuan a month.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
